Miriam Makeba, also commonly known as “Mama Afrika” and one of my favourite African singers died at the age of 76, after collapsing on stage in Italy in early November.
In her dazzling career, she performed with musical legends from around the world such as Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte and Paul Simon.
Throughout her life, Makeba communicated a positive message to the world about the struggle of the people of South Africa and the victory over apartheid through the art of song, living in exile for 31 years.
In her dazzling career, she performed with musical legends from around the world such as Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte and Paul Simon.
Throughout her life, Makeba communicated a positive message to the world about the struggle of the people of South Africa and the victory over apartheid through the art of song, living in exile for 31 years.
The first African woman to win a Grammy award, Makeba started singing in Sophiatown, a neighborhood of Johannesburg that was a cultural hotspot in the 1950s before its black residents were forcibly removed by the apartheid government. Makeba received the Grammy Award for Best Folk Recording in 1966 together with Belafonte for "An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba”.
One of my favourite songs from that album is called MALAIKA, which means "angel" in Swahili, a song first recorded by Kenyan musician Fadhili William and his band Jambo Boys in 1960.
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